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Symmetric, Lorentz invariant NN amplitude: Yukawa representation

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
Previous work on the general representation of NN scattering amplitudes in the full Dirac space of two nucleons is extended to allow a simple realization of the generalized Pauli principle. New kinematic covariants are found which are linearly independent and which have simple particle exchange symmetries. This permits a representation in which all invariant amplitudes are even or odd with respect to interchange of initial state four-momenta or interchange of final state four-momenta for on-mass-shell kinematics. When parity invariance, charge symmetry, and time-reversal invariance are taken into consideration, it is found that for each isospin state there are 56 independent amplitudes for off-mass-shell kinematics, 50 independent amplitudes for quasipotential kinematics, and 44 independent amplitudes for on-mass-shell kinematics. A relativistic meson exchange model is used to calculate the invariant amplitudes for on-mass-shell kinematics, and the resulting amplitudes are fit by sums of Yukawa terms. The analysis provides complete sets of Feynman invariant amplitudes for 200, 500, and 800 MeV NN scattering.
Research Organization:
Institute for Theoretical Physics, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
OSTI ID:
7018612
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 35:1; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English